Description
Booklet MB4a Cylinder W2W2 Machin Smiler’s
Royal Mail Philatelic Bureau Stock Number UB255.
Inside cover showing Smiler’s advertisment with a baby and also with the Smiler’s ‘Hello’ stamp number 2262.
Issued 27th January 2005** being printed by Walsall Security Printers. The Walsall imprint is 29mm instead of 35mm.
Cylinder Booklet is also with self-adhesive gum. Cylinder number W2 phosphor W2 valued at £20.00 in the Specialised catalogue.
Concise (2019) catalogue number of the pane is MB4a, with 6 1st class gold stamps no. 2295.
Specialised cataloge number of pane is UJPW10 containing 6 x UJW6.
You are buying ONE Cylinder booklet.
Unmounted mint and in pristine condition.
** Gibbons catalogues state that the issue date is as above ie 27th January 2005. However, the Philatelic Bureau’s ‘Stocklist’ shows that UB255 was not issued until 22nd March 2005.
Booklet MB4a Cylinder W2W2 Machin Smiler’s
INFORMATION SOURCES:
First of all, stamps will be well packaged and sent by Royal Mail. Therefore please see our Shop menu for postal options. Postage We only charge postage for the first item in most cases. Thus any further items purchased would not increase the final postal charges. Furthermore we do not charge you for envelopes and packaging.
Recorded Delivery or Registered Post is available if required. Compensation for loss or damage can be claimed if this option is taken.
We mention Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers where it is possible. These numbers are either from the “Concise Stamp Catalogue” or from the “Specialised Stamp Catalogue Volume 4 Part 1”. We will try to mention any other numbering that we may use if not covered by the above. Sometimes particular stamps, booklets, or cylinder blocks are not recognized anywhere. Hence, in this case, we would use our own expertise to describe and value that item.
In conclusion, all of our stamps are unmounted mint and also in an excellent condition. We will mention any variation to this statement.
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